Materia

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Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this
database

Description

Materia is the global network in the area of innovative
materials. Materia encourages joint innovation on the road to a
more beautiful, sustainable and high-quality built environment.
Around an independent and continuously growing collection of 2,000
exciting materials, Materia connects professionals through
exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, materia.nl and social
media.

Publisher

Material ConneXion

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Description

Material ConneXion offers a knowledgebase with an eclectic
collection of innovative materials and processes. The database is
updated regularly and frequently with materials juried by a panel
of material specialists. It is a resource for all disciplines of
design development, including: architecture, interior design,
packaging design, retail design, industrial design, fashion,
apparel & footwear, exhibition design, textile design,
landscape architecture, and transportation design.

It includes the largest selection of sustainable materials
and the only cradle-to-cradle materials library in the world:
polymers, ceramics, glass, metals, cement-based materials, natural
materials, carbon-based materials, and processes.

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Publisher

WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors

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Students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot use their UWE
Bristol login to access this database

Description

WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors is a product design and
development tool that delivers specialist trend intelligence to
buyers, designers and retailers working in the design, lifestyle,
and interiors industry.